Cotton separator, distributer, and feeder.



No. 65I,986. Patented June l9, I900.

- E. E. BATEMAN.

COTTON SEPARATOB, DISTBIBU'TER, AND FEEDER.

(Application filed Mar. 6, 1900.) (No Model.) 3 Sheets-Shae; l.

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E. E.'BATEMAN. COTTON SEPARATUB, DISTRIBUTEB, AND FEEDER.

(A zplication filed Mar. 6, 1900.) (No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 3.

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EUGENE E. BATEMAN, OF'MARQUEZ, TEXAS.

COTTON SEPARATOR, DISl'RlBUTER, AND FEEDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 651,986, dated June 19,1900.

N Application filed March 6, 1900. ,Serial No. 7,565. (No model.)

To all whom it ma oo'ncernr Be it known that I, EUGENE BATEMAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Marquez, in the county of Leonand State of Texas,

have invented certain new'and useful Imaccompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in cotton conveyersand distributors in which the said cotton is drawn by pneumatic suctioninto and through a trough or passage-way to a distributor box orcompartment which has disposed across its upper.

portion an adjustable rack, between the teeth of which rack the spikesmounted on the circumference of a rotary cylinder are adapted to turnfor the purpose of clearing the rack of the cotton falling thereon andconveying the same to and depositing the cotton into a suitablecompartment, from which the cotton falls into a rotarycompartment-wheel, from which compartments the cotton is deposited intoa trough, fromwhich it is conveyed by a current of air, which blows thecotton through a suitable trough to the battery of'gins.

Another feature of the invention resides in the provision of means inconnection with the conveyor passage-way over the battery of ginswhereby the cotton after a certain quantity is fed. to the first of thegins of the battery may be carried forward into the feeding passage-Wayby means of the pneumatic currentto the successive gins, suitableslatted mem-. bers being provided, one above eachgin and extending intothe conveyer passage-way, so disposed as to allow the air to passthrough between the slats, but prevent the cotton passing through thesame, thereby allowing the current of air a comparatively-uninterruptedpassage-way.

My invention will be clearly understood when taken in connection withthe drawings forming part ofrthis application, in which drawings Ihaveshown, in"

Figure 1, a diagrammatic view showing the course of the pneumaticcurrent to and through the separator and thence through the conveyer tothe battery of gins Fig. 2, a top diagrammatic view of the conveyerpassage- "way; Fig. 3; a vertical sectional view transversely throughthe separator-compartment and cylinders; Fig. 4, a vertical sectionalview on line 4 4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a vertical central longitudinal viewthrough a cotton-gin and conveyer passage-way above the same, and inFig. 6, a central sectional view vertically on line 6 Got Fig. 5.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by 1etter,Adesignates the pneumatic-feeding passage-way, into which the cotton isdrawn by suction from a fan-wheel B, which has an air-tight passage-wayleading toand communicating with said feedingtrough, and at any suitablelocation is a separator-compartment G, with which said feedingpassage-way communicates at the upper end of the separator-compartment.J ournaled in the opposite walls of said separator-compartment is acylindrical drum D, which has a wire-gauze D about its circumference andhas a series of longitudinal bars E, in which are securely fastened thespikes E,said spikes being arranged at given distances apart on each ofthe bars. Mounted on a rock-shaft F, which is journaled in the oppositewalls of the separator-compartment in an offset F, is a rack G, having aseries of' rack-teeth G, which are preferably slightly curved at theirfree ends and adapted to normally rest over the cylinder in suchposition that the spikes E, mounted on the circumference of the cylinderD, will enter the spaces between said teeth of the rack as the cylinderrotates for the purpose of clearing thecotton'whi'ch rests uponthe rackand d rawing it off from the free ends of the teeth. Secured to saidrock-shaft -F is a lever F whereby said rack may be raised or lowered,accordingly as it may be desired to prevent the cotton being fed orallowing the same to be drawn ofi the ends of the teeth of the rack asthe cylinder rotates. By adjusting the rack at difierent heights thequantity of cotton to be fed may be regulated. Saidseparator-compartment is provided with air-tight walls, through whichthe feeding passage-way enters at the top, as described, and at alocation preferably at the. rear of ably, of wire, through which the airis drawn, coming from the feeding passage-way and passing through thecylindrical (llllmp At any suitable location within the separator,preferably beneath; and slightly at one side of theseparator-compartment, is mount- K ed a shaft K, on which a cylindricalcompartment-cylinder J is mounted, said cylinder having a series ofcompartments J, which are open at their outer margins and provided withflaps K on each wing is, dividing the cyl- The outer ends of i-nder intocompartments. said wings it, having flaps at their ends, rotate so thatsaid flaps will come adjacent tothe .ends of the spikes carried bytherotary cylinder D. Air-tight concaved walls L and L are formed in theseparator-compartment, extending longitudinally of the same, andadjacent to the co ncaved portion of said walls the partitions or wingsk of said cylinder rotate, said flaps K contacting withsaid curvedsurface ,as the cylinder rotates.

M M indicate diagonally-disposed partitions which extend longitudinallythrough theseparator-compartment, the free end of the upper of saidpartitions being adjacent to the circumference of the rotaryspike-canrying cylinder D, while the free end of the lower of saidpartitions is held adjacent to the outerrotating edges of the partitionsof- 'Lh C0mpartment-cylinder, thusforming a receptacle into which thecotton is thrown by centrifugal force from the cylinder 1), while (thecurrent of air which isdrawn by suction through the cylinder I) passesthrough theperforated cylinder and the wire partition I:

and into the passage-way H, leading to vthe fan. through the cylinderand said wire partition, the cotton falls by gravity from thereceiving-compartment between said inclined partitions intothegcompartments of thedrum J as the latter rotates.

said compartment is cut off from the influence of the current of air,and when each compartment passes the lower endof the par tition L-thecotton contained in the compartone end of the passage-way H, in whichpas-, sage-way the fan B is located, the entrance to said passage-way Hbeing adjacent to the curved portion I and in the rear wall .of theseparator-compartment, the current'of air being drawn into the inlet ofsaid passageway The current of air being thus drawn As a compartment ofsaiddrum passes by the upper end of the conca-ved partition L the cottoncontained in;

and forced or drawn out of the passage-way at its opposite end throughthe trough N and carrying with it the cotton which falls by gravity intosaid trough and blowing the cotton from the trough into the conveyer 0,through which it is carried to the battery of (Tlns b In the drawings Ihave shown two gin-feeders Q and Q, communication being had with eachthrough said conveyer'O. The upper wall of said conveyer at locationsover the gin-feeders is inclined, upward at points R,

and thence at the points R is downwardly inclined, and over whichfeeders is disposed a slatted rack S, which is secured to the inner wallof the casing of the gin feeder and is slightly inclined,-with its freeendlextending into the conveyor, as is clearly shown in Fig. 5 of thedrawings. The gin-feeder roller T, which is journaled in the oppositeends of the feeder-casing, has a series of spikes T about itscircumference, and a'rack W, similar to the rack hereinbefore describedas used in connection with the separator, is provided, which rack ismounted on a shaft W and has a series of curved rack-teeth VV betweenwhich the spikes ofsaid cylinder T are adapted to rotate toward the freeends of said teeth, whereby the cotton falling upon the rack may bedrawn off the rack'by said spikes. Connected to the shaft W is a lever Wwhereby the rack may be raised and lowered, as may be desired, for thepurpose of allowing cotton to be fed through or regulating the feed.

For driving the separator-cylinder D a pulley d is mounted on one end ofthe shaft on which said cylinder is keyed, and the rotarycompartment-cylinder mounted on the shaft K is driven by means of thesprocket chain and wheel connections with the shaft on which theseparator-cylinder is mounted.

The operation of my invention will be at once understood when consideredinconnection with the foregoing, accompanied by the drawings formingpart of this application, and is as follows: The cotton being suckedinto the passage-way A by means of the fan is drawn through and into theupper end of the separator-compartment and deposited on the rack mountedat the'upper end thereof. It said rack is at its lowest limit, thespikes on the rotary cylinder will draw the cotton off the rack at theouter end thereof and carrying the'cotton over the concave wire portionwill throw the cotton by centrifugal force into ICC tering the conveyeris carried by the current up to and over the feeders. As the spacebeneath the slatted rack S of the first feeder becomes filled the cottonwill be carried farther along to the next feeder, the air which carriesthe cotton to the firstfeeder passing up through the spaces between theslats of said rack S and about the end thereof. By means of adjustingthe toothed rack held adjacent tothe rotary spike-cylinder of the feederthe feeding of the cotton may be easily regulated.

What I claim is- 1. A cotton conveyer and separator, in which cotton isdrawn bya pneumatic current through a passage-way and into aseparatorcompartment, a rotary separator-drum having a perforatedcircumference,'an adjustable toothed rack mounted in theseparator-compartment between said drum and the exit end of saidpassage-way, a compartment-wheel and means for drawing a current of airinto the separator-compartment, as set forth.

2. A cotton conveyer and separator, a passage-wayin which cotton isdrawn by a pneumatic current, a separator-compartment communicating withsaid passage-way, a cylinder with spiked circumference which is perfo.rated, mounted in said compartment, an adjustable rocking toothed rackdisposed between said cylinder and the exit end of said passage-way, thespikes of the cylinder adapted to pass between the teeth of the rack anddraw the cotton off the free ends of the teeth of the rack, thecompartment-wheel and stationary partition-walls on opposite sides ofsaid wheel, with a space intervening between the upper ends of saidwalls, and means for drawing a current of air into saidseparatorchamber, as set forth.

3. A cotton conveyer and separator, a passage way and means for drawingcotton through same, a separator-compartment into Whichsaid passage-waycommunicates, an adjustable rocking toothed rack, a rotary spikedseparator-cylinder having perforated circumference, said spikes adaptedto draw the cotton off the ends of the teeth of said rack, and acompartment-cylinder for receiving the cotton from theseparator-cylinder and depositing same into a trough from which acurrentconveys the cotton to cotton-gins, oppositelydisposed partition-wallsbetween said trough and chamber in which the separator-cylinder rotates,the compartments of said wheel being separated from the influence of thepneumatic current, while the free ends of the division- Walls of thecompartment-wheel rotate adjacent to said partition-walls, as set forth.

4. In a cotton conveyer and separator, a passage-way in which cotton isdrawn by pneumatic eurrents,a separator-compartment with which saidpassage-way communicates, a rotary spiked separator-cylinder, anadjustable rocking rack with curved teeth thereon between which teeththe spikes of the cylinder turn toward the ends of said teeth, aconcaved wire partition about a portion of said separator cylinder, arotary compartment wheel mounted adjacent tothe separator-wheel, anddesigned to receive the cotton from the separater-cylinder, a trough forreceiving the cotton from the compartment-wheel, a conveyer leading fromsaid trough to cotton-feeders, and means for blowing the cotton throughsaid conveyer, as set forth.

5. In combination,with the separator-com partment the adjustable rackhaving teeth thereon,the passage-way communicating with saidcompartment, and through which a pneu matic current is drawn, a rotaryseparatorcylinder having a perforated circumference and provided withspikes which rotate between the teeth of the rack and draw the cot tonon" the ends of said teeth, a concaved wire partition adjacent to saidcylinder, a conveyer leading from the separator-compartment, acompartmentcylinder, adjacent to said separator-cylinder, a concavedwall, about por tions of said compartment-cylinder, a trough beneath thelatter, the wings of the compartment-cylinder having flaps which contactwith said concaved walls, the partitions M, and the conveyer leadingfrom one end of the trough, whereby the current which draws cotton into,the separator-compartment will blow the'cotton to the gins, as setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE E. BATEMAN. Witnesses:

A. L. HOUGH, FRANKLIN H. HOUGH.

